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School: Ballyduff (roll number 17097)

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Ballyduff Upper, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Mharannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0927, Page 103

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    Mrs. Cullen of Ballyduff can cure burns.
    She collects some special herbs and mixes them with fat (or lard). It becomes a very yellow ointment on the burn and it heals very quickly.
    Mrs. Cullen will not tell anyone what kind of herbs she uses.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Waters
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Waters
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female